Susan

I have lived on 39th Ave in the Outer Sunset for 8 years and I have to differ with most of these answers. Also, I work from home so I am here to see the weather all times of day and all year. It is usually overcast in the mornings, almost any time of year. But most of the year, if the forecast for the city is "sunny" it will get sunny here too by noon. And any time of year, it virtually always clears up for the sunset. The worst time of year is summer, late June through mid August is dreary. But that holds for much of SF and other parts on the bay. Remember that old Mark Twain quote: "the coldest winter I ever spent was a summer in San Francisco". He says SF, not "outer Sunset"! It is colder here though, about 10 degrees colder than the warmest parts of the city. And there is more wind - that is always the case at any coast because the weather comes in from the West. My advice to buyers: if an important property criteria for you is sunshine and hot weather, don't buy in the Sunset (or Richmond, or maybe even SF!) But this area has lots to offer including much better weather than most people give it credit for (you should see my garden - beautiful, including heat loving plants!) - Sat Aug 18 2007, 16:11